Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about what we have yet to read. Generally, they are books that have yet to be released but don't have to be. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous at Breaking the Spine.
Growing up on Cape Cod in the 1960s, Liza Rodman was a lonely little girl. During the summers, while her mother worked days in a local motel and danced most nights in the Provincetown bars, her babysitter—the kind, handsome handyman at the motel where her mother worked—took her and her sister on adventures in his truck. He bought them popsicles and together, they visited his “secret garden” in the Truro woods. To Liza, he was one of the few kind and understanding adults in her life. Everyone thought he was just a “great guy.”
But there was one thing she didn’t know; their babysitter was a serial killer.
Some of his victims were buried—in pieces—right there, in his garden in the woods. Though Tony Costa’s gruesome case made screaming headlines in 1969 and beyond, Liza never made the connection between her friendly babysitter and the infamous killer of numerous women, including four in Massachusetts, until decades later.
Haunted by nightmares and horrified by what she learned, Liza became obsessed with the case. Now, she and co-writer Jennifer Jordan reveal the chilling and unforgettable true story of a charming but brutal psychopath through the eyes of a young girl who once called him her friend.
But there was one thing she didn’t know; their babysitter was a serial killer.
Some of his victims were buried—in pieces—right there, in his garden in the woods. Though Tony Costa’s gruesome case made screaming headlines in 1969 and beyond, Liza never made the connection between her friendly babysitter and the infamous killer of numerous women, including four in Massachusetts, until decades later.
Haunted by nightmares and horrified by what she learned, Liza became obsessed with the case. Now, she and co-writer Jennifer Jordan reveal the chilling and unforgettable true story of a charming but brutal psychopath through the eyes of a young girl who once called him her friend.
Why I'm Waiting: I'm always a sucker for true crime, but this one is a little bit more than that. This is actually sitting on my Netgalley. So maybe it's sort of waiting on me.
HAPPY READING!!
Oooh! This sounds like an interesting read! Great pick!
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Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog
Thanks!
DeleteI've seen some good early reviews of this one and it sounds really cool. I don't read a lot of non-fiction but this does sound like one I could dive into.
ReplyDeleteI got lucky thanks to Netgalley, and I started this yesterday. I'm only 5 chapters in, but so far I'm liking it. It's different from most true crime I've read because of Liza's story.
DeleteThis is new to me, but wow it sounds really good! Thanks for putting it on my radar:-)
ReplyDeleteFor sure! I love adding books to other people's TBRs!!
DeleteOh wow. Can you imagine? Imagine being the mother and finding out years later . . . This sounds like it will be an interesting one. I do not read a lot of true crime, but I may have to check this one out. I hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely set up differently then most of the true crime books I read, since two timelines are being told at once.
DeleteOh! This sounds quite chilling. Love that GIF every single time. :D
ReplyDeleteTressa @ Wishful Endings
It's a classic gif!
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